Catch Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi in Vicious Series 2

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Vicious is back on June 1st, the rather un-PC sitcom about an elderly gay couple played superbly by knighted stars Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi, who Doctor Who fans will recognise as the Great Intelligence in The Snowmen and Utopia‘s Professor Yana…

The sitcom – which was incredulously labelled by some as “homophobic” – also stars Frances de la Tour (Rising Damp) and Iwan Rheon (Game of Thrones‘ penis removal, flaying and rape specialise Ramsay Bolton) was defended by McKellen recently, who noted:

“I think there’s been some confusion with people who’ve been critical of these exaggerated eccentrics that we’re playing and worry we’re going back to the stereotypical gays you would get in sitcoms 20 or 30 years ago,” he said.

“Well, the fact is these characters are different. These guys are out and have no problem with being gay. They’re not hiding it. They’re not making sly jokes about it. The comedy in this can be full-throated and you’re not laughing at these guys, you’re laughing with them, I hope.”

Meanwhile, Tolkien and Marvel universes icon Ian McKellen also plans to improve his own performance in Vicious. “It was particularly difficult for me to work out how to play to an audience of 500 people – who are in the studio with us – and play more subtly to the camera,” he said. “I think there’s a level of playing that I’m interested in getting right [this time].”

You can tune your TV set to ITV on Monday June 1st to catch the second series of Vicious.

(Via Digital Spy)

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